Mount Shasta
Good to know
- Best time to go
- May to July for mountaineering; October for fall color on lower slopes
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Mount Shasta is a massive stratovolcano in the southern Cascade Range rising to 14,179 feet, presenting a nearly isolated and symmetrical snow-capped silhouette visible from 150 miles in clear conditions. The mountain supports five named glaciers and is a major destination for mountaineering, with the Avalanche Gulch route being the most popular of many summit approaches. Lenticular clouds that form over the peak during certain wind conditions are among the most photographed meteorological phenomena in northern California.